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2012 Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay
I eagerly await the release of the Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay each year. Unfortunately I haven’t managed to grab a bottle of the small run 2011 release. It looked quite smart when I tasted it last year. Anyway, the … Continue reading
2012 Windowrie Family Reserve Chardonnay
Cowra isn’t the first place that springs to mind when it comes to Reserve Chardonnays. Thankfully the price tag isn’t that ‘Reserve’ either. A nice enough wine. Some forward peach flesh and melon, nuts and spice. Simple-ish but balanced. Oak … Continue reading
2011 Savaterre Frère Cadet Chardonnay
Made by Keppel Smith using grapes from a neighbouring vineyard I believe. It has its author’s stamp. The name translates to “younger brother”. A prominent oak chassis. Nutty and cheesy with white stonefruits, aniseed, beeswax and alpine herbs. Layered, wild … Continue reading
2011 Killerby Chardonnay
For those that like them big, bold and warm perhaps? No shortage of flavour, weight or power, that’s for sure. Grapefruit, gilled nuts, yellow peach and stewed pear. The suggestion of sulphides. Quite awkward acidity – although better some then … Continue reading
2012 Oakridge Over The Shoulder Chardonnay
Oakridge’s Over the Shoulder Chardonnay has always over-delivered. It tastes of the Yarra Valley but it also has the distinct imprint of winemaker Dave Bicknell. Not a bad thing. Subtle floral notes, lemon, nectarine and apples with a bit of … Continue reading
2012 Rob Dolan True Colours Chardonnay
Rob Dolan has been around the traps. Stints at Yarra Ridge and St Hubert’s before building the Sticks and Punt Road brands. In 2009 he decided to take a break and reassess his goals and the year later he was … Continue reading
2012 Woodlands Chardonnay
Well, you know it’s really not the style of Chardonnay I like drinking all that much but I can see why it has a fan base. I’d even go so far as to say it deserves it considering the price. … Continue reading
2011 Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay
I was going to review this tomorrow morning, safe in the knowledge that I’d still have the scoop. I tweeted about it instead. Then I checked in on The Wine Front and bloody Campbell Mattinson had already reviewed it. I haven’t … Continue reading
2012 Mike Press Chardonnay
The best Mike Press Chardonnay to date in my humble opinion. Single vineyard, no oak, fruit forward and abundant purity of flavour. Hints of florals to go with the grapefruit, melon and stonefruits. The acidity is embedded in the wine, … Continue reading
2011 TarraWarra Estate Chardonnay
Technically speaking the 2010 release of TarraWarra’s Estate Chardonnay was probably a better wine but this effort is more to my personal tastes. It’s of a savoury persuasion, less tropical and shows a little funk. Prominent struck match but it … Continue reading